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Jerry Rossiter Cup

Bridgwater Carnival Jerry Rossiter Cup

Inscribed: – Jerry Rossiter Cup. For Single Masqueraders. 1964.

Awarded for: – Procession – Single Masquerader on Foot – Bridgwater only.

There was an amendment in 2000 that entrants in this class must obtain 4th position or above to be awarded this cup.

Winners

Year
Title
Club
2014
La Phantom De La Chandelier
Metamorphosis CC, Bridgwater
2013
Fetch The Bone, Rex
Academy of Carnival, Bridgwater
1999
NEPTUNE – KING OF THE DEEP
Trevor Spriggs, Bridgwater
1998
BERTIE BASSETT
Trevor Spriggs, Bridgwater
1997
MAN IN BLACK
Trevor Spriggs
1996
MAN IN BLACK
Trevor Spriggs
1995
CAPTAIN COACH
Paul Cottrell
1994
NUN
Phillip Hutter
1989
CAN CAN
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1988
EL CORDOBES
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1987
GENE KELLY (SINGING IN THE RAIN)
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1986
GARY GLITTER
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1985
DANNY LA RUE
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1984
LIBERACE
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1983
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1982
ELVIS PRESLEY
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1981
LADY OF SPAIN
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1980
CARMEN MIRANDA
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1979
FRED ASTAIRE
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1978
JOHN TRAVOLTA ZULU DANCING
Douglas Letherby, Bridgwater
1977
THE ORIGINAL BUTTERCUP JOE
Mervyn Richards, Bridgwater
1976
DAR TAGNIAN
R Baker, Bridgwater
1975
OLD AGE PENSIONER’S BACK HANDER, 1921
1975
MISS INFLATION, 1975
Jayne Mansfield, Bridgwater
1972
BRIDGWATER FISHERMAN
Mervyn Richards, Bridgwater
1971
BRITISH ARMY 1914-1918
Jack White, Bridgwater
1970
THE ROYAL EGYPT REGIMENT E.R.
Jack White, Bridgwater
1969
ROCKY’S LAST TEAM
E Richards, Bridgwater
1968
HEADING FOR TOWN BRIDGE
E Richards, Bridgwater
1967
ITALIAN GIPSY
E Richards, Bridgwater
1965
COWMAN OF THE PAST
E Richards, Bridgwater
1964
OLD TIME HARVESTER 1875
E Richards, Bridgwater

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